Description
Set in contemporary India, Sangeeta Mulay's unforgettable debut novel is a compelling story of four unforgettable characters: Aparna - a courageous campaigner of rationality and freedom of expression. Will the patriarchal grip of a Hindu nationalist government and a religious society manage to silence her? Hari - the passionate founder of a religious organisation. As Hari becomes a rising star for the local Hindu right-wing, will he lose himself? Naseem - Aparna's wise daughter who is discovering her sexuality. Will she have the strength to stand up for her mother against societal stigma? Kashi - Hari's daughter who is in love with science and...girls? Confused about her sexuality, will she be able to lead life on her own terms? Confronting issues of religion, bigotry, sex and politics, DISOBEDIENT WOMEN tells the interwoven stories of two families and their battle of ideologies. A novel of the choices women make under pressure, where to be disobedient is the only option that offers change.
About the Author
Sangeeta Mulay was born in Pune in India and now currently works in London as a UX writer. She received an honourable mention in the 2021 NYC midnight micro-fiction challenge. Her book for young adults, 'Savitribai Phule and I' was a notable book of 2020 for The Bombay Review. She has also had a short story highly commended in the Sydney Hammond short story competition. Another of Mulay's short stories will be published in a 2022 Fox and Windmill anthology.
Reviews
"Mulay's novel shows a world in which people, especially women, are put under immense social pressure to conform, to stay quiet, to follow. The characters' choices involve impossible decisions about who they really want to be, and who they want to be seen as: "And isn't this finally about Aparna, the woman? Not Aparna, the mother or Aparna, the wife." Through Aparna, Hari, and their daughters, Mulay gives us a cast of brave characters, and an insight into the society of contemporary India - a secular State with a right-wing religious party in government." - Kenzie Millar, The Crack Magazine
Book Information
ISBN 9781913211851
Author Sangeeta Mulay
Format Paperback
Page Count 282
Imprint Fly on the Wall Press
Publisher Fly on the Wall Press
About the Author
Sangeeta Mulay was born in Pune in India and now currently works in London as a UX writer. She received an honourable mention in the 2021 NYC midnight micro-fiction challenge. Her book for young adults, 'Savitribai Phule and I' was a notable book of 2020 for The Bombay Review. She has also had a short story highly commended in the Sydney Hammond short story competition. Another of Mulay's short stories will be published in a 2022 Fox and Windmill anthology.
Reviews
"Mulay's novel shows a world in which people, especially women, are put under immense social pressure to conform, to stay quiet, to follow. The characters' choices involve impossible decisions about who they really want to be, and who they want to be seen as: "And isn't this finally about Aparna, the woman? Not Aparna, the mother or Aparna, the wife." Through Aparna, Hari, and their daughters, Mulay gives us a cast of brave characters, and an insight into the society of contemporary India - a secular State with a right-wing religious party in government." - Kenzie Millar, The Crack Magazine
Book Information
ISBN 9781913211851
Author Sangeeta Mulay
Format Paperback
Page Count 282
Imprint Fly on the Wall Press
Publisher Fly on the Wall Press
